6 High School Students Injured After Rollover Crash in Georgia, Including 2 Who Were Airlifted to Hospital

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• Six high school students in Georgia were injured in a single-vehicle crash on Thursday, April 30

• The car had reportedly been traveling at a high speed before it went off the road, hit a utility pole and stopped at the base of a large tree

• All six students were transported to nearby hospitals, with two females in serious condition airlifted

Six high school students were injured in a rollover car crash in Georgia.

The single-vehicle crash, which involved six students who attended Northgate High School in Newnan, occurred on Thursday, April 30, along Vaughn Road, according to Atlanta News First , 11 Alive and Fox5 Atlanta , which cited school officials and police.

The Georgia State Patrol (GSP) told PEOPLE in a statement that a male student was driving a 2021 black Honda Accord at a speed "too fast for conditions" when the car ran off the road while negotiating a right curve. The car then struck a utility pole before stopping at the base of a large tree.

The GSP said the crash took place at around 10:40 a.m. local time.

Northgate High School officials told 11 Alive and Fox5 Atlanta that it received the news of the single-vehicle crash at around 11:15 a.m. and that emergency responders were "on the scene quickly and students were receiving medical care."

Two female students, who sustained serious injuries, had to be airlifted to nearby hospitals for treatment, per the GSP. The other passengers in the car, including the driver, were also hospitalized.

PEOPLE has reached out to Northgate High School for comment on the incident.

Following the crash, Northgate sent out a letter to parents confirming that the students involved in the crash attended the school, according to Fox5 Atlanta.

"The thoughts and prayers of the entire Northgate family go out to these students and their families. We wanted to let students and parents know as well that counseling services are available here on campus, if any student feels they need support during the school day," the school’s letter read.

One resident along Vaughn Road, who was not identified, told Atlanta News First that she heard the crash and the aftermath.

“All of a sudden, I heard a bang and then my electricity went out, and so I was like, ‘God, something happened,’ ” the woman recalled. “I could hear all the kids in the car, and they were trying to get themselves out, and I [just] knew something was bad.”

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Debbie Canup, who lives on Vaughn Road, told Atlanta News First that she commonly sees cars speed along the road despite the traffic signs warning people to slow down.

“A lot of people, I watch them come around the curve, it looks like they’re coming around on two wheels,” Canup said. “We get what I call eye-candy, which is a sign that says no thru traffic, a sign that says speed limit strictly enforced, but it’s not.”

The GSP’s investigation into the crash remains ongoing.

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